Missionaries still held by terrorists despite military attack and other stories from mainstream media around the world.
Ted Olsen | posted 6/01/2001 12:00AM
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French 'anti-cult' legislation seen as threat to religion | Bill, likely to pass this week, is "dangerously ambiguous and could be used against legitimate religious endeavors" says U.S. assistant secretary of state (The Atlanta Journal-Contitution)
Church in second gunfire attack | For the second time in four days, Tokaikolo Christian Fellowship Church in Australia shot at by unidentified gunmen (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Test of faith for Survivor contestant, and viewers | Dirk Been, a God-fearing, 24-year-old son of Wisconsin dairy farmers, has returned to the spotlight—this time as a key figure in a fierce battle to discredit the show that made him famous (The New York Times)
UPN :We don't need no stinkin' network censor | Network says other key company officers can handle the review process, without a full-time arbiter like other broadcasters. (Los Angeles Times)
Balancing Star Wars and the CBA | Science fiction novelist Kathy Tyers writes for fans of the Force and of Jesus. (Breakpoint Online)
Faith can be a funny thing | Humor has always been a part of religion. A cable TV special, 'The Joke's on Thee,' shows that pulpits and punch lines can mix. (Los Angeles Times)
The Door is broke | Not enough money to put out the May/June issue of religious satire magazine (About.com)
Between the seams: Chapels' demands worry some coaches | The team chaplains or men who run chapel services steer as far from the limelight as they can, but they have been pushed out of the shadows in recent weeks. (The Seattle Times)
Surveys show growing use of internet for religion | 8 percent of adults and 12 percent of teen-agers in the United States use the Internet for religious or spiritual experiences, says Barna (Reuters)
Worshiping at the digital temple | If the numbers from a recent Barna Research report are to be believed, the Internet is about to be born again. (The Industry Standard)
Online religion goes mainstream | "By the end of the decade we will have in excess of 10 percent of our population who will rely on the Internet for their entire spiritual experience," says Barna (CBS)
Religion briefs | Federal court on graduation prayer, Episcopal Church exodus, Disciples of Christ domestic partner benefits, religious response to energy plan, Vietnam travel ban, and Assad's anti-Jewish remarks (Associated Press)
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